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Total Votes Reported = 17, 212

We now have a winner - Stanley's Wild Ride - with 8624 votes!
Congratulations to Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin!!

Nominees for the 2009–2010
ORA Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award:

BAT LOVES THE NIGHT
by Nichola Davies
Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies
Candlewick Press
1406312744
Received 1764 votes

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BATTER UP WOMBAT
by Helen Lester
Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Houghton Mifflin
0547015496
Received 2460 votes

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FREEDOM SUMMER
by Deborah Wiles
Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue
Aladdin
068987829X

Received 1713 votes

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SIXTEEN COWS
by Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus
Harcourt
0152055924
Received 2651 votes

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STANLEY'S WILD RIDE
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
155453254X
Received 8624 votes

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To find out how to borrow a set of these books, check your local council page on this site.

Programs featuring ideas and activities for using these books and related books are scheduled by the following councils or organizations:
Capital Reading Council, September 16, 2009 from 4:15-5:15, The Blue Pepper, Salem.
Emerald Empire Reading Council, September 28, 2009 from 4-6 - Moffitt Elementary School Library, Springfield
EERC Literacy Conference, October 9, 2009, Willagillespie Elementary, Eugene
Mid-Valley Reading Council, January 12, 2010, Albany Public Library, Albany
Mount Hood Reading Council, November 3, 2009 from 4-6 at the Gresham Borders Bookstore. Presented by MHRC Board Members.
Three Sisters Reading Council, October 26, 2009, High Desert ESD
Vineyard Valley Reading Council, November 5, 2009, McMinnville
AND January 14, 2010 in Hillsboro.
(check local council pages for more information)

What is the ORA Patricia Gallagher Book Award?

The award is a children’s choice award founded in 1997. It is named for Patricia Gallagher, a retired Western Oregon professor of children’s literature who is a former president of ORA. Gallagher is an active volunteer at the Monmouth Public Library and serves on the committee to choose the award finalists. It is the goal of the Oregon Reading Association, a professional organization of nearly 4,000 members, to promote literacy and a love of reading.

How are the books chosen?

A committee of ORA leaders, school librarians, public librarians, teachers, and school administrators review and select the books. The books must be readily available in paperback, be no more than eight years old, hold an innate appeal to children, and have quality text and illustrations.

Who may vote?

Oregon school children of all ages.

When to vote?

Voting will occur between September, 2009 and April, 2010.
Votes must be reported by May 1, 2010

Where to vote?

Voting may take place in any participating classroom, school library, or public library in the state of Oregon.

How to report votes?

Report votes to your local council chair person OR

Report votes by phone, mail or e-mail to Beverly Farris
5046 Riley Ct. SE, Salem, OR 97306
phone: 503-371-1684  e-mail: dbfarris62@msn.com


VOTING
 

 

 

Students should
vote for their
ONE favorite.

Votes should be
emailed by
May 1, 2010
to Beverly Farris:
dbfarris62@msn.com

 
     
 
VOTES MUST BE
REPORTED BY
MAY 1, 2010

Each student
votes for an
individual
favorite

Total votes reported last year = 24,803

Last year's winner
with 9057 votes


CHAMELEON'S COLORS
Written and Illustrated by
Chisato Tashiro
Translated by Marianne Martens


Play the BOOK-O
Game with the 5
nominated books!

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student page

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Click here to see Second Graders' drawings of the 2007 winner,
Three Samurai Cats